M orth
TUESDAY and FlilDAY
THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR.
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA, APRIL 18, 1922.
NO. 29.
59
SHORT STORIES OF
PEOPLEAND THINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST ABOUT HE
: CENT 1IATTENINGS IN THIS
COMMUNITY
Tho annual ninth grade party and
dance will bo held In the Franklin
Auditorium next Friday evening.
An attempt was made Sunday by
two prisoners in the county Jail,
Sheets and Byrne, to break out ot
prison. They were trying to loosen
tho brick about tho window casing so
they could forco tho window bars.
Sheriff Salisbury promptly locked
them in the steel cage.
One of our' local dealers reported
today that thero aro two milk dealers
whose cows havo been tested and
tho report Is 100 free from tuber
culosis. There is a demand for milk
from that kind of cows and of they
would advertise the fact a llttlo they
could get a little above the market
price for their products.
The members of tho High school
debating team and tho coach wore
entertained by the Rotary club at
luncheon yesterdny and each was
called upon to take a part in the
program. Miss Gibson gave a read
ing from Kipling and brief remarks
were made by Albert Shenk, Louis
Breternitz, Robert Iloagland and
George Dent.
Tho night school is entering upon,
the sixth week of tho second term
with only two weeks after this ono
is finished. There is said to bo more
good work being done now than at
any time during the school as only
those who are really in earnest aro
still enrolled nnd attending. About
seventy ladies were expected last
...everilhg.'to-attend thw uirferent class
U.B. Thrifty sAys
NOV SCOUT CAMP TO HE MOVED
TO LOCATION NEAR THE
OUT
At tho regular hicetlng of tho Boy
Scout council last week It was decided
to move tho boy scout tamp from the
Roberts grovo oast ot hero to tho
Dillon grovo. The Robert- grovo made
a fine camping place but It was In
fested with poison ivy in nbundan o
and no way was found to overcomo
the bad results from It. Plans will be
mado for moving, tho camp the now
location in tho now future.
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NORTH PLATTE WOMAN'S' CLUB
IS GOING TO HAVE ART
EXHIBIT
The art department of the Womans'
club will sponsor an amateur art
exhibit on Monday April 24. It will
bo held in Miss Whittakor's Millinery
store. Miss Whittakor and Mrs. Mc
Roynolds are the committoe nnd they
aro securing the names of all amateur
artists in the city. They aro asking
that all work bo taken to tho exhi
bition before six o'clock on tho oven-
nig of the date set and they wll bo
glad to learn of anyone who docs
any kind of nrt work not Including
needlework. Light refreshments will
bo served nnd the general public is,
cordially Invited.
es in millinery and they camo with
all kinds of hat bags full of millinery
goods.
Howard Elliott was a welcome vis
itor at Tho Tribune office last Satur
day. Mr. Elliott is editor of tho
Union Pacific magazine and In that
way is Avell known to a largo number
of North Platte people who read the
Issues as they como each month. Mr
Elliott is enthusiastic about tho pub'
lication and believes it has a mission
Tho Tribune editor finds time to look
it through each month and occasion
ally, clips an item as of special inter
est 'to Tribune readers.
GAMP GROUND NOW .
OPEN TO TOURISTS
POPULAR STOPPING PLACE FOR
AUTO TOURISTS IS
FOR USE
itfiADY
FIRST FILING FOR COUNTY COM
M1SSIONER MADE
YESTERDAY
Tho North Platto Free Public Camp
ground, opened last Saturday when
water was turned on for tho use '"of
visitors. Several tqurists have been
parked thero but thoro woro no con
veniences until Saturday. Now toilet
and lavatory plummblng has been In
stalled, ropalrs havo boon mado to
tho roof, now stovo pipes havo been
supplied, and a concrcto floor has
been placed in tho entire building,
Tho grounds hnvo been raked and
cleaned of all rubbish nnd ovorythlng
is in readiness lor fifty thousand
tourist visitors which are expected
here this summer. Gcorgo Finn is
again in charge and will give t)io
travellers a hearty welcome.
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STA'JK FARM HENS AIIE STILL
TAKING THE LEAD AT
LINCOLN
Tho Travel and Study alub met
Monday evening at tho home of Mrs.
I. L. Bare, 514 "West Fourth stroet
Tho- program for the evening consist
ed of a Travelogue on his recent trip
to Europo by Rev. N. P. Patterson.
Tho trip covered France, England
and Ireland, and was given in an
original and most pleasing manner.
All tho members present agreed that
they had spent a very enjoyable and
profitable evening. At tho close de
licious refreshments were served bv
the hostess.
In the Nobraska National Egg Lay
ing contest being held at tho Univer
sity of Nobraska, a pen of ten single
comb Whlto Leghorn hens from tho
iNorth Platto Experimental Substa
tion is sixth in tho lot of forty-one
pens. Tho breeds stand ns follows:
White Orphlngton, Buff Orphington,
Whlto Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island
Red, Brown Leghorn and White Leg
horn. Of yio twenty-threo pens ot
White Leghorns, tho North Platte
birds easily stand first and ot the
410 hens entered in the contest one
North Plattp bird is tho sixth in tho
total number of eggs produced so far,
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PLATTE JEWS RAISE
THOUSAND FOR WAR
RELIEF
E. II. Springer paid tho fee yester
day for filing for a plnco on the pri
mary ballot as a cnndldnto for county
commissioner from tho second dist
rict Ho files for tho nomination by
tho Republican party. Mr. Springer
has served Lincoln county for a ninn-
bor of years and Is at present commis
sioner from tho second dlsctrlct, which
embraces tho oastorn half of tho coun
ty. Ho has tho confidence "ot tho peo
plo and if elected will mnko a good of
ficial.
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ALL HOYS OF NORTH PLATTE TO
HE GUESTS AT PICTURE
SHOW
TOMORROW IS TO
BEDOLUR DAY
ALMOST oO LOCAL MERCHANTS
JOIN IN DIG DA EGA IN
,'' EVENT
One of tho interesting nnd Instruc
tive features of tho Boys' Days pro
gram will ho the showing nt tho Koith
Theatre, Monday aftornoon, April 24.
at 4:15 to all boys tho film, "Across
tho Great Divide." This plcturo shows
tho trip of the Clinton, Iowa boy
scouts to Yollowstono Park, thru tho
park and back homo again. Part of
tho picture shows tho sojourn at
North Platto.
Evory boy should bo interested in
tho film ot tho buffalo hord of Yollow
stono Park, of the pralrlo dog towns,
deer, and otlier wild animals, pictures
of which were secured only with groat
effort and patlonce.
Tho commlttco in charge wishes ov
er boy In North Plattto to remember
UTsrt membors of tho Klwanls nnd Ro
tary Clubs will bo at each school, pub
lic and parochial, that Monday after
noon to escort you to tho Keith Thea
tre They want every boy in North
Platto td bo sure to sec this film.
Soldom If over boforo in tho busl
nosB history of North Platto has
thoro been such a systematic co-op-oratlvo
effort ot thq retail bustness
mon to place a great bargain day bo
foro tho people of Lincoln county. All
nowspnpers havo carried big two-page
advertisements tolling of the bar
gains. Fivo thousand lnrgo bills havo
boon distributed by mail nnd carrlor
and window signs hnvo told tho story
to all passers by. Tomorrow Is tho
day. Real bargains mark tho offer
ings of each business house. It is a
sincero effort of tho retail trade to
attract business and It wlll.be np
prociatod. Farmers, ranchmen, citi
zens of neighboring towns and North
Platto people, will be on tho Btrcots
early. Study tho offorings nnd mnko
out a list of needs. And while do
ing it, dont' forgot to drop in nt Tho
Trlbuno office nnd subscribe for Tho
Tribune at $1.50 for a wliolo year
twico a week.
NORTH PLATTE WINS WITH
S II AN E It AS INDIVIDUAL .
STAR
In the dual triok mo' with Goth
enburg high school, th. local boyts
tooK tho h'i'ora by n h.: .' of 40 to
0!).' Shnnor wns the high winner ot
tho wot with 31 V& points to his indi
vidual credit Last yenr Oothcnburg
w ii by a small margin. The track
work fs under tho supor. Ulou ot K.
Stophons nnd it stands a good chanco
of winning the state meet.
scout council'to foster a
father and son han-quetnsoon
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DECLAMATORY CONTEST AWARDS
HONORS IN THREE
CLASSES
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NOltril
TWO
penn'ic s
of our dollars
Here is a problem for your solution:
An equestrienne was making a trip
from coast to coast and lost her wny
on the praries. She came to the Com
munity church nt Dexter, Nebr. which
is 25 feet square. She tied her horse
to tho corner of tho church with a
100 foot rope. How many square feet
could tho horse graze over? Hero aro
isome of tho answers Clarondo E.
Wonzel of Toledo 30.42S.42; ' Sanford
F. Beatty of Cincinnati amlvJS. C.
Brown of Sutherland is 30,428.47 and
A. J. Beatty of Sutherland 30,434.25.
What is your answer?
of your farm
the total re-
Figure the cost
buildings from
placement side.
What would a total loss mean
to yt)u at this time?
You cant afford to take the
chance of meeting with such a
calamity when an
INSURANCE POLICY
will safeguard you against
FIItE HAIL or TORNADO
Protection by insurance shows
your good business judgment.
Wo are prepared ti write your
insurance today in a good, reli
able company.
COME IN AND TALK
IT OVER
UNION
STATE BANK
Superintendent Snyder has Just
called our attention to a mistake that
is being mado by some people who
yislt fho Experimental substation. Tho
vino clinging to tho walls of tho stuc
co buildings on tho Experimental Sub
station farm is Virginia Crcopcr
(Ampolopsis Englemanll) nnd not
Boston Ivy (Ampelopsls Vetchll)
which Is not perfectly hardy north of
Albuquerque, although it may live
three or four yoars In this cllmnto bo
foro being winter killed. Ho got this
information from W. H. Dunman, sup
erintendent of grounds, University of
Nobraska, Lincoln.
H. H. Lapedus and Henry Monijky
of Omaha woro in North Platto Sunday
and completed tho district organiza
tion of tho committee on Jewish War
Relief by tho election of Julius Pizer
as president, and A. B. Leo as secre
tary. The followihg subscriptions
wore mauc: juiius iizor, $utu; m
Hirscbfield, $350; Joo Hirschfeld,
$250; Harry Block, $275; J. H. Stono,
$150; L. LJpshitz, $109; A- B- Lco
$100 r Chns. Cornell, $100, and Mrs.
Pizer. $25. This is a total of $2,000
The natlonnl fund has been
over subscribed but the Nebraska
quota was still to be met. North
Platte Jews certainly did tholr part.
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Tho American Legion held a meet
ing last evening nnd completed ar
rangements for tho.rlp to Tryon Sat
urday when a largo delegation will
attend tho dedication of ,lho new Lc
glon hall at that place. They also
talked ovor tho plans for tho con
templated auto . races for tho Fourth.
MrB. Will Collins was completely
surprised when tho members of tho
I. F. F. club greeted her upon hor re
turn from church and said thoy had
como to cat Easter dinner with her
and help celebrate her birthday. Tho
dinner was Indeed bountiful and all
woro among those who 'wished Mrs.
Collins many moro happy birthdays.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Kronqucst and
family, Mr. and Mrs. C. Cypher and
family, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Heist and
family, Mr; and Mrs. J. E. Schram and
family, Mr. and Mrs. John Connor and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Mogonson, Mr.
and Mrs. Joo Nolson and family. Art
Eckborg, Alec Anderson, M. E. Col
lins and Kark Kammer.
County Agent W. II. Kollogg has
handed us a copy of a lottor ho ro
coived from L. I. Frisblo at Lincoln.
Mr. Frisblo Is tho stato leader of
boys and girls clubs', whlch is a part
NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASICA of tho Extension service of tho Unl-
i
Tho oNrth Platto 7 AVoman's dub
will hold a bazaar Saturday, April 22
in tho Crystal theater building. There
will bo for snlo aprons, children's
clothes and many fancy and usoful
articles. Tea will bo sorved during
tho aftornoon and evening.
MAY WO 01) TO HOLD THREE DAY
RACE MEET AND CELE-RIIATION
Fred L. Burko, secretary of thp
Southwest District Fair Association
has Just anounced that at a meeting
ot tho board ot directors of tho As
sociation April 12, it wns docided to
hold a throo day race meet and cele
bration at Maywood on July 3, 4, and
5 Tho entertainment will consist of
horso races, automobile racos; carni
val and many other attractions. Mr.
Burko writes 'We aro planning one
of tho biggest celebrations ovor held
in this part of the state."
The annual homo contest was hold
at the Franklin auditorium last Friday
ovening nnd tho following woro wln
nors in tho dlfforont clnssos: Ida
Payno In tho humorous clnss, Dorothy
Eldor In tho dramatic and Mildred
Skinner in tho oratorical. Thoso young
Indies will roprescnt tho local school
In tho district contest to bo hold nt
Gothenburg next Fridny night.
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Tho annual scout father and son
banquet will bo hold on April 28 It
plans recommended by Scout Etxo
cutlvo Stophons aro carried out. Each
fathor of a scout will bo urgod to nt-
tond this banquet and bring his -boy
with him. Scouts without fathers will
bo provided with a big brother in tho
form of a man who has no Bcout boy.
All mon without boys In tho scouts
who will tako a scout to tho banquet
aro urged to notify Mr Stophons. Good
spoakors and cntortnlnmont will bo
provldod.
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STORM COST STATEMENT MADE
BY LOCAL TELEPHONE MAN
AGER ABOUT STORM
E. V. Cooper, local manager ot tho
Northwestern Boll Tolephono Com
pany hns Issued tho following Btatc
mont about tho slcoi storm ot Inst
wook which was so destructive eoBt
of horo.:
Tolophone sorvico which was cut
off botweon moro than half ot tho
towns in Nebraska becauso of tho
breaking down ot tho long distnnco
linos is being rapidly rcstorod.
Sixty crows with about 1,200 men
havo boon at work in tho storm nroa
Binco Tuesday. Twonty-sovon crows
havo boon working botweon Central
City and Gothonburg In order to open
Nobraska has advanced from third
plnco In tho United States in per cap- tho main lino ot telephone communl
ltn automobile ownership to second cation betwoon tho eastern nnd woat-
placo, tying with California and South orn part of Nebraska.
Dakota, according to a roport com
piled by the Bureau of Publicity. Iowa
is still first placo with ono auto for
each 5.2 persons. Nebraska, California
Tlio tolephono' company, had about
18,000 poles down In Nebraska nnd
5,000 In tho territory outside of tho
state. Ono hundred cars ot poles and
cars of Wlro and polo lino
and South Dakota have ono auto for sovoral
each 5.3 persons. Alabama stands at materials havo boon hurried to tho
tho bottom of tho list with ono auto storm nroa from Chicago, Minneapolis
for each 28.5 peoplo. I Kansas City nnd other points.
I Dollar Day Specials i
!JF5 AT
Hi
Chas. Dixon left last night for Om
aha to comploto tho preliminary ar
rangements for tho annual meeting ot
tho Nebraska Association of Optomo
trists which ho will moot on Wednes
day and Thursday of this week. From
thero ho will go to Lincoln whero ho
will nsslst on Friday nnd Saturday
on giving tho stato examinations in
optometry. Mr,' Dixon Is secretary of
tho stato association.
vorsity of Nobraska. Tho letter reads
as follows;
Dear Mr. Kollogg: Inclosod pleaso
find certificates of achievement and
club seal for tho Boxolder's Best
Cookers, of which Mr. Rosso ot Max
woll, is the loader.
Wo found tlio final reports In very
good shape, and wish to congratulate
tills club on tho flno ploco of work
thoy havo done. They havo finished
aa a 100 por cent completion nchiovo-
mont club, which is an honor to any
club.
Wo havo boon moro than pleased
to noto tho interest that has been re
ported in this club, and wo fool that
it is ample indication that tho hot
lunch plan is profitable and onjoyable.
Mr. Rosso Is tho only gentleman on
our list of Hot Lunch Club loaders,
nnd wo feel that ho has put across
u very uuu picco 01 worK.
LADIES' OUTFITTING. STORE
NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA
You have not forgotten the great values you got at our last Dol
lar Day. Well, here is a repeater. Try the strength of your
Dollar again at this store and .you will find bigger and better
values al this Dollar Sale.
HERE IS WHAT YOUR DOLLAR WILL BUY
DOLLAR DAY ONLY
Muslin Night Gowns
Muslin Teddies
Muslin Petticoats
Voile Waists
Bungalow Aprons
Silk Camisoles
Infants' Dresses
Infants' Coats
Silk and Fabric Gloves
Q Corsets
Merode Union Suits
$
$
$
Girls Gingham Dresses
Girls White Voile Dresses
Brassieres
Fibre and Silk Hose
Childrens Coats